DIMITRI TIOMKIN – THE ALAMO Soundtrack LP – Nr MINT JOHN WAYNE

Dimitri Tiomkin – The Alamo
(Columbia Records   CS8358)

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– front is great but the back cover has discolouration

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Rio Bravo, and Last Train from Gun Hill.

The Alamo is a 1960 American epic historical war film about the 1836 Siege and Battle of the Alamo produced and directed by John Wayne and starring Wayne as Davy Crockett. The film also co-stars Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harveyas William B. Travis, and features: Frankie Avalon, Patrick Wayne, Linda Cristal, Joan O’Brien, Chill Wills, Joseph Calleia, Ken Curtis, Ruben Padilla as Santa Anna, and Richard Boone as Sam Houston. Shot in 70 mm Todd-AO by William H. Clothier, it was released by United Artists.

The score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin, and most famously featured the song “The Green Leaves of Summer”, with music by Tiomkin and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was performed on the soundtrack album by The Brothers Four whose rendition reached #65 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it has been covered by many artists.

Another well known song from this film is “Ballad of the Alamo” (with Paul Francis Webster), which was performed on the soundtrack album by Marty Robbins. Frankie Avalon released a cover version as did the folk duo Bud & Travis whose rendition (with “The Green Leaves of Summer” on the flip side) reached #64 on the Billboard chart. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.

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